Instances of this class represent a currency. Obtain a
Currency object by passing a
"currency code" such as
"USD" for U.S. Dollars or
"EUR" for Euros to
getInstance( ). Once you have a
Currency object, use getSymbol(
) to obtain the currency symbol (which is often different
from the currency code) for the default locale or for a specified
Locale. The symbol for a USD would be
"$" in a U.S locale, but might be
"US$" in other locales, for
example. If no symbol is known, this method returns the currency
code.
Use geTDefaultFractionDigits( ) to determine how
many fractional digits are conventionally used with the currency.
This method returns 2 for the U.S. Dollar and other currencies that
are divided into hundredths, but returns 3 for the Jordanian Dinar
(JOD) and other currencies which are traditionally divided into
thousandths, and returns 0 for the Japanese Yen (JPY) and other
currencies that have a small unit value and are not usually divided
into fractional parts at all. Currency codes are standardized by the
ISO 4217 standard. For a complete list of currencies and currency
codes see the website of the "maintenance
agency" for this standard: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/currencycodeslist.html.
public final class Currency implements Serializable {
// No Constructor
// Public Class Methods
public static Currency getInstance(String currencyCode);
public static Currency getInstance(Locale locale);
// Public Instance Methods
public String getCurrencyCode( );
public int getDefaultFractionDigits( );
public String getSymbol( );
public String getSymbol(Locale locale);
// Public Methods Overriding Object
public String toString( );
}
Passed To
java.text.DecimalFormat.setCurrency( ),
java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols.setCurrency( ),
java.text.NumberFormat.setCurrency( )
Returned By
java.text.DecimalFormat.getCurrency( ),
java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols.getCurrency( ),
java.text.NumberFormat.getCurrency( )
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